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*ikpo 1 [ ˥ ˥ ] the big red-headed

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*    lizard; ikpo na waviɛ̃ ʋ-uhuʋ̃u

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*    fo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this lizard has

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*    already become red on (its) head

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*    (said to be a sign of age); v.

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*    ozikpalɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].

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*ikpo 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a palm rooted for

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*    the preparation of palm-wine.

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*    (2) a variety of exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    palm-wine obtained from a root-

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*    ed palm.

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*ikpo 3 [ ˥ ˥ ] very hard dry mud.

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*Ikpoba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of a river.

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*ikpolo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) sweeping; ikpol-

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*    eɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] refuse, rubbish of the

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*    preceding day that is swept

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*    away in the morning; ikpol-eɣo

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*    yer-owa na-ɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) / ˥ ˦ / ˩ ] the

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*    refuse of yesterday is still in the

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*    house to-day; v. amahekpol-

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*    ikpol-eɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ]. (2) a certain

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*    ceremony in the Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]

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*    cult; distinct from this is ikpol-

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*    ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] annual festival of the

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*    god Ɔxwahɛ, corresponding to

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*    the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] of other gods;

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*     ɣay-ikpol-ɛki n-ukpo na yi

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ] shall you go to the

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*    Ɔxwahɛ festival this year? cf.

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*    kpolo [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ikporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) a band of people

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*    in the Ɔba’s service, blowing

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*    tusks (ak-ɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] and orhu

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ]) at ugies [ ˩ ˩ ]; bands blowing

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*    horns also follow the Ezɔmɔ

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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and a few (four or five)

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*    other chiefs; otu ikporhu ʋo

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] where is the band of

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*    tusk- (or trumpet-) blowers?

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*    cf. kpe 1 [ / ], orhu [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ikposa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree the flower of

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*    which is called iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; the

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*    seed (ikposa) is used as an

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*    ingredient in pepper-soup, to

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*    “open appetite” during the

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*    new yam season (new yam is

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